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The Belly of the Beast Job

Keith was working as the I.T. guy at Box 5 Music when Jenna came in inquiring about a file she couldn’t open. She explains that the last assistant owned her laptop. Keith manages to open the file, and even though it’s corrupted, they can still make out some of the document and find sexual assault accusations against Hogan. Jenna then asks Keith for the last assistant’s address.

Later, Jenna meets up with Keith showing him a check Hogan gave the last assistant. Jenna explains that the bank account on the check differs from the one the company uses. She figures Hogan’s using an off-the-books account to pay off the women to stay silent about their assaults. The pair talk about the situation while ordering from the Brick & Basil food truck, where Sophie serves them. Jenna tells Keith they should try to help the women and take down Hogan.

Keith gives Jenna a USB in the office to install into Carol’s computer. After getting Carol to do so, Jenna meets up with Keith in the I.T. room. Keith then has access to not only Carol’s computer but also Hogan’s and Brimley’s, as they are all connected through the calendar.

Keith cannot access any documents through Hogan’s computer as Hogan only has hard copies. Jenna explains how April said Hogan would let employees see the paperwork when they draw a contract, but Hogan has to trust them first. Jenna is determined to access the documents but is unsure how. Immediately, they receive a notification from the music showcase saying it’s been shut down due to food poisoning. Jenna sees this as her opportunity. If she can find Hogan a new singer, she could worm her way up to his inner circle, but Jenna’s unsure how she’ll find one. Keith then gets an alert saying the food truck is outside, and they decide to grab lunch.

Breanna is the food truck worker and starts singing while preparing their meals. Jenna then asks if Breanna sings professionally, to which Breanna responds by telling Jenna she performs at a venue not far from there. Jenna then promises to introduce Breanna to her boss and calls Hogan to tell him about the potential new client. Hogan tells Jenna she shows great initiative and wants her to be more involved in the business. He asks her to join him at the show that night. Keith worries about Jenna being alone with Hogan but Jenna assures him she’ll be careful.

Keith calls Jenna at work the next day. During their call, they hear a strange clicking (a sign that the phones are being tapped). Keith assumes it is due to the electric issues they’ve been having at the office building, as he keeps seeing the maintenance worker (Parker) around.  

Jenna meets up with Keith later with new contracts, proof that Hogan is stealing from the companies. The pair figure that if they can get Hogan caught for his financial crimes, his sex crimes could also be revealed. Jenna needs more proof and therefore needs to break into Hogan safe. Suddenly the fire alarm goes off. Jenna uses the opportunity to try to get into Hogan’s safe, thinking he must have the combination somewhere in his office or computer. Keith provides her with an earbud connected to his own so they can talk, telling Jenna he wants her to be safe.

Keith finds a video detailing how to break into the safe (starring Parker) and sends it to Jenna. When the fire alarm turns off, Jenna tells Keith to get Hogan’s ex-wife to call Hogan to distract him. Later, Keith provides the cops with video footage of Hogan’s previous assaults he’d found stored on Hogan’s computer.

April thanks Jenna and Keith for all they’ve done. As the pair walk away from the office building, they walk right past the Leverage team, not even noticing them. Jenna found a business card for Leverage international and says that maybe Keith and her could call them as they make “a pretty good team”.

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